My Paternal Grandmother, Etta Mae Smalley was born in Arago, Coos County, Oregon to parents Andrew Smalley and Emma Tillman the last of 14 children. She was first married to James Albert Claude Freeman in 1923 and had 8 children two of them twin boys who died in infancy. That marriage ended in divorce in the 1940's and remarried in 1953 to Arthur Ellison. She is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.

About Me

I am a Pacific Northwest born and raised intermediate genealogist. Genealogy has been in my blood since about 1980 and have been fortunate enough to have a Mom who was a family interviewer, picture collector and was my genealogy partner until ill health forced her to put it aside.
I have a husband who has been a great support to my hobby and also a good partner. Our only child, Andrea was married this summer to a person we adore, William Kyle Johnson. We are so looking forward to future grandchildren and making more family history.